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• Position: Amount spet on imported toys, number of credit cards used per house hold, average debt and literacy rate in United States - Brief Article

23.6 billion

Amount in dollars the U.S. spends yearly on imported toys, more than the next 10 highest toy-importing nations combined.

SOURCE: HARPER'S

26%

Percentage increase expected in U.S. home-heating bills this winter, over Last winter.

SOURCE: USA TODAY

12.7

Average number of credit cards per U.S. household--with an average debt of $9,312.

SOURCE: THE NILSON REPORT

47

Average minutes per day that U.S. babies 6 months to 3 years old spend with videos and computers.

SOURCE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION

11 million

Number of American adults...